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The Hardest Ride (Ride #1)
by Gordon L. RottmanBook 3 in the bestselling “Ride” series follows Marta, introduced in book 1, The Hardest Ride, which won the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award for Best Western Novel 2014 Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award Finalist for Best First Western Novel 2014 Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist for Best Traditional Western Novel for 2013. The Texas-Mexico border, the winter of 1886—The Great Die Up. A raw rift separates Mexicans and Anglos. A loner cowpoke and a mute Mexican girl fight man and nature to reunite. Out of work cowpoke Bud Eugen comes across Marta, a mute sixteen-year old Mexican girl whose family has been killed by Indians. Bud reluctantly takes her along, even though he’s never had to accommodate another person in his simple life. He’s unable to find anyone willing to take her. In spite of his prejudices, Bud grows to like the spunky girl (and her excellent cooking). Eventually, they both find work on a border ranch. Here, the relationship between the girl and the young cowboy hesitantly grows. But banditos raid the ranch, kidnapping the rancher’s daughters and Marta. Bud, with twelve other men, pursue the banditos into the most desolate reaches of Mexico. Ambushes and battles with banditos, Rurales, and traitors are constant, and the brutal weather is as much a threat as the man-made perils. Life and death choices are made at every turn as one side gains the advantage, then the other. The rancher’s daughters are rescued, and the exhausted party turns back. But Bud presses on alone, against insurmountable odds, determined to fulfill his unspoken promise to Marta.
Gym Slave
by Gordon PhillipsMarc is entranced by a playful exchange between two men and a woman on the street, and follows the men to their gym. On impulse he joins, but this is not a gay gym, and Marc finds himself systematically ignored. To challenge this he adopts increasingly provocative workout clothes. He is courting danger, as gym staff member Anatole tries to warn him.But Marc doesn't listen, because one of the gym members, Orestes, appears to be showing interest. Orestes even propositions Marc in the parking lot behind the gym. The encounter is intense, beyond Marc's expectations. But it takes Marc down a path leading to captivity and utter degradation, which exposes him to unexplored aspects of his own inner nature.Anatole rescues Marc, but needs rescuing himself from his own emotional suppression. Orestes re-enters the picture, and the dynamics of the threesome are sufficient to drive Marc to the edge of a personal abyss. He must choose between living the life of an ordinary gay man and that of a true "Sub." The BDSM relationship challenges his deepest values, but will is also feed his deepest passions?
Hurts So Good
by Kris T. Bethke Gordon Phillips K. L. NooneJMS Books' Trios are themed collections of three gay romance stories by a trio of authors. Each story is available separately, but readers can get all three for a discounted bundle price.Hurts So Good contains three M/M BDSM romances (well, one's M/M/M)! Contains the stories:Accepting Submission by Kris T. Bethke: When Asher loses the ability to shift into his bear, he heads to a wolf pack with the hopes that Alpha Trey can give him what he needs. Asher gets even more than he bargained for with Trey as a Dom and lover, and a pack who accepts a damaged bear. Now Asher just needs to accept himself to have a life he deserves to live. Gym Slave by Gordon Phillips: Marc joins a new gym to expand his personal experiences, but finds these and more in a back-lot encounter from which he is rescued by Anatole, a gym staff member. In a journey of captivity and degradation, Marc discovers disturbing aspects of his own nature and must choose between ordinary life and that of a "Sub" in a relationship that challenges his deepest values but feeds his deepest passions.Leather and Tea in London by K.L. Noone: Retired secret agent Ben will do anything for his husband. So when Simon's brother needs help, Ben and Simon head to London. But this new mission only reminds Ben of his past. Simon wants to help Stephen, but being back home stirs up ugly memories for him, too. In London, Ben and Simon will face the past and find comfort in each other ... with some leather and tea.
Morgenrapport (Frühe Vögel #1)
by Sue Brown Grace C. JamesBuch 1 in der Serie - Frühe VögelZehn Jahre nach ihrem ersten Kuss liebt Luke Murray seinen Simon jeden Tag ein bisschen mehr. Sie betreiben die Lost Cow Ranch für Lukes Eltern, halten sich bedeckt und verstehen sich mit den Einheimischen, auch wenn Luke in dem Ruf steht, ein Hitzkopf zu sein. Dann entdecken sie eines Tages, dass die örtlichen Ladenbesitzer mit ihnen keine Geschäfte mehr machen wollen. Die beiden sind völlig vor den Kopf gestoßen, bis Lukes Mutter ihnen erzählt, dass es der neue Pfarrer in seinen Predigten auf sie abgesehen hat. Auf einmal wollen Leute, die Luke und Simon als Freunde gesehen hatten, nichts mehr mit ihnen zu tun haben und ihre Ranch wird Ziel von mehrerer Angriffe. Der Hass und die Homophobie der ganzen Stadt stellen Luke und Simon vor eine schwere Wahl: sollen sie dem Verlangen der Stadtbewohner nachgeben und verschwinden oder sollen sie bleiben und für sich und ihre Liebe kämpfen?
Timing: Nach Sonnenuntergang (Timing (Deutsch) #2)
by Mary Calmes Grace C. JamesBuch 2 in der Serie - TimingZwei Jahre, nachdem Stefan Joss mit Ranchbesitzer Rand Holloway in den Sonnenuntergang geritten ist, hat er sich mit seinem neuen Leben angefreundet und unterrichtet an einem Community College. Aber wahre Liebe hat es oft schwer. Rand will, dass er auf der Ranch bleibt, Stef will sich ein Hintertürchen offenhalten, falls Rand ihn irgendwann rauswerfen sollte. Nachdem er endlich erkannt hat, dass er sich Rand gegenüber unfair verhält, legt Stef sich fest und sein Partner ist überglücklich. Als Stef die Gelegenheit bekommt, seine Hingabe zu beweisen, zögert er nicht - auch wenn er dabei seinen Hals riskiert - und Rand nutzt die Gelegenheit, um allen zu zeigen, dass die besten Überraschungen des Lebens nach Sonnenuntergang passieren.
Banjo
by Graham SalisburyIn the spirit of of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn Dixie, this is a contemporary classic in the making about a boy and his dog, and a choice that will test their loyalty and trust.Danny Mack is a rising rodeo star in rural Oregon. He lives on a ranch with his older brother, their dad, and his faithful border collie, Banjo.Late one night, Danny is awakened by gunshots. Banjo has been wounded. The neighbors claim he was going after their livestock, which gives them the right to shoot the dog or have him put down. Dad reluctantly agrees. They must obey the law. Danny knows Banjo is innocent, and comes up with a desperate plan to save him--but something goes terribly wrong.Days later, on a distant ranch, Meg Harris finds a frightened dog alone in the woods. Banjo. She takes him home and searches for the dog's owner, furious that he was abandoned. She's not going to give Banjo up easily.Told by Danny and by Meg, this fast-paced, heartrending novel explores the deep connection between humans and animals, and reminds readers that you can't judge an animal--or a person--before you know their story.
The Loner: The Bounty Killers (The Loner #7)
by J. A. Johnstone Greg Herren Sean WolfeThe Loner didn't just bust out of jail, he busted out twice. The third time might be the charm-or a bullet in the belly.A Bounty On His Head. A Gun In His Hand.He didn't want much-just the chance to drift out of Texas into New Mexico Territory. That's when the Loner discovered there was a price on his head. A victim of mistaken identity, he broke out of Hell Gate Prison a few years back. Now, he's behind bars again, until a sheriff's love-struck daughter decides to come to his aid, and a beautiful bounty hunter-who also has eyes for the Loner-joins in.Riding out of the frying pan and into the fire of a land war, the Loner has all kinds of murderous cutthroats on his trail. But he doesn't have any problem with women-as long as they're willing to ride on the wild side once the lead starts flying.
Heart of the Country
by Greg MatthewsTo the unsettled plains of Kansas in 1854 comes a man with a vision of civilization, a town builder and dreamer who, while establishing a settlement for the pioneers to follow, undoes his chances of acceptance among his own people by sharing his bed with a squaw. Abandonment of this woman (and subsequently their child) serves only to disgrace him further, and the founder of Valley Forge departs for other, more welcome horizons. The child is raised by Dr. Cobden of St. Louis, a man of wealth and reputation whose professional and private lives are similarly undone from the moment he adopts the half-breed boy, who acquires with age the unkind malformation of the hunchback. While the doctor is absent during the Civil War years, young Joseph comes to realize he is unlike his peers, a bitter awakening from which he fashions a turtle-like resistance to a world seemingly set against him. At the age of fifteen, an exile within his own tortured shape, Joe Cobden seeks a new life in the West, and becomes in turn a woodcutter, a bouncer in Mrs. Attucks's busy brothel, and--his ambition achieved at last--a buffalo hunter. This occupation is at first kind to Joe; he builds a reputation from the slaughtered herds, but when the buffalo are hunted almost to extinction he is obliged to follow the less rewarding pursuit of bone gathering. Alone by choice, without plans of any kind, Joe is drawn by circumstance to the place of his birth, and here, partly by accident, partly by cruel design, he is presented with the chance to stake out a future for himself. In Greg Matthews's skilled and certain hands a magnificent novel emerges from the unheroic story of the West. The usual mythic exaggerations and romance are abandoned for a reality that is harsh, true, and utterly compulsive.
Heart of the Country
by Greg MatthewsThis epic Gothic Western about a half-Indian outcast who becomes a famous buffalo hunter is &“a big sprawling novel of the West as it really was&” (The Denver Post). Perhaps Joe Cobden was always destined to be an outcast. His Indian mother died in childbirth, alone on a stagecoach road under a pitch-black prairie sky. His white father abandoned him in the name of his own ambition. The wife of the doctor who adopted him despised him for his mixed race. His classmates teased him for his curved spine. Joe leaves nothing but pain behind as he lights out for the Kansas frontier. It is the 1870s and Joe makes a name for himself as a famed buffalo hunter, tracking a phantom white buffalo from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. But his glory days as &“Joe Buffalo&” die as quickly as the slaughtered herds, and he finds himself forced to settle in Valley Forge, where the townsfolk each hide their own twisted secrets. &“[A] gutsy, raunchy, rough, blunt, down-to-earth (or mud) novel in which little is sacred,&” Heart of the Country paints a broad panorama of a demythologized American West, populated with unforgettable—and often unforgivable—characters, brought to life with stunning imagery and bold, baroque prose (Los Angeles Times).
Power in the Blood
by Greg MatthewsSiblings separated on an orphan train reunite years later to seek revenge in the lawless West in this &“great novelist&’s masterwork&” (Stephen King). In 1869, the Dugan siblings board an orphan train in upstate New York. Adopted by different families at separate stops along the train&’s westward journey, Clay, Zoe, and Drew vow to find one another as soon as they can, but tragic circumstances conspire against them. Clay avenges the brutal murder of his foster parents and becomes one of the most feared bounty hunters in the West. Raped by her new father, Zoe gives birth to a daughter whose vivid blue birthmark portends the gift of second sight. And Drew, abandoned in the desert by a religious fanatic, is rescued by renegade Apache brothers and falls in with a crowd of murderers, prostitutes, and bank robbers. When fate finally reunites the siblings, Zoe enlists Clay and Drew in a plot against a ruthless Colorado gold magnate bent on stealing her fortune. Decades spent practicing the art of survival have taught the Dugans that the odds are always stacked against them—but if they stopped to consider the odds, they would have been dead long ago. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as a &“great page-turning, stay-up-late-into-the-night-saga&” and ideal for fans of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, Power in the Blood takes readers on an epic journey into the dark heart of the American frontier.
The Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Greg Matthews&“The true sequel to Twain&’s masterpiece.&” —The Christian Science Monitor At the start of this exuberant adventure story, Huck Finn&’s life is back to normal in St. Petersburg, Missouri: The Widow Douglas expects him to wear clean clothes and eat with a knife and fork, and Jim now gets paid two dollars a week for the same chores he did as a slave. But when tragedy strikes and Huck is framed for the murder of Judge Thatcher, the two old friends have no choice but to finally &“light out for the Territory&”—and straight into the chaos of the California Gold Rush. With tenacious lawman Bulldog Barrett in hot pursuit, Huck and Jim zigzag west, encountering a colorful cast of con artists, vixens, outlaws, and Indians along the way. Huck&’s dastardly Pap even makes an appearance, rising from a watery grave to menace his son once again. When the adventurers visit a rowdy San Francisco theater, they find their greatest surprise yet: A popular playwright has dramatized their cross-country odyssey with Huck Finn as the dastardly villain and Tom Sawyer as the noble hero. A picaresque romp through the Old West and a heartfelt tribute to the greatest of American novels, The Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is rip-roaring fun from first page to last.
The Lonesome Trials Of Johnny Riles
by Gregory HillThe Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles revisits Strattford County, the setting of Hill's award-winning novel, East of Denver. Set in 1975, we follow the feverish tale of Johnny Riles, a reclusive rancher who spends his days and nights searching for the murderer of his horse, for the soul of his mad brother, and for a sober reason to live. Over the course of this unpredictable, witty novel, Johnny delves beneath landscapes both great and plain to unearth the truths behind his nightmares.
Harlequin Historical April 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2: The Cowboy's Orphan Bride\The Spaniard's Innocent Maiden\Captive of the Viking
by Juliet Landon Lauri Robinson Greta GilbertHarlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! This box set includes: THE COWBOY'S ORPHAN BRIDEby Lauri Robinson(Western) Orphans Bridgette Banks and Garth McCain are reunited after years of separation. Sparks fly…especially when the cowboy catches impulsive Bridgette telling everyone she's his bride! THE SPANIARD'S INNOCENT MAIDENby Greta Gilbert(Aztec) Benicio Villafuerte buys Tula's freedom in return for her help discovering hidden treasure… As their dangerous days explode into sensuous nights, Tula embarks on her own quest—to capture the conquistador's heart! Available via Reader Service and online: CAPTIVE OF THE VIKINGby Juliet Landon(Viking) Aric the Ruthless takes widow Lady Fearn prisoner for vengeance, planning to tempt her into his bed! Nothing like her cruel husband, Aric's seduction awakens her to new sensations… Join HarlequinMyRewards.com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.
Harlequin Historical April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2: In the Sheriff's Protection\In Thrall to the Enemy Commander\Captain Amberton's Inherited Bride
by Lauri Robinson Greta Gilbert Jenni FletcherDo you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! IN THE SHERIFF’S PROTECTIONOak Groveby Lauri Robinson(Western)Oak Grove sheriff Tom Baniff finds himself drawn to Clara and her young son and is determined to protect them from Clara’s outlaw husband. Can Tom resist the allure of the only woman he’s ever wanted?IN THRALL TO THE ENEMY COMMANDERby Greta Gilbert(Ancient Egypt)Egyptian slave Wennefer cannot help but be captivated by Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar. Their forbidden affair is all-consuming. But can Titus truly love Wennefer or is he an enemy not to be trusted?CAPTAIN AMBERTON’S INHERITED BRIDEby Jenni Fletcher(Victorian)Violet Harper must wed or be disinherited. When soldier Lance Amberton suggests a marriage of convenience, giving Violet her independence, she doesn’t count on being tempted by her husband…Look for Harlequin® Historical’s April 2018 Box Set 1 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!Join HarlequinMyRewards.com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.
The Crimson Hills: A Western Story
by Grover Gardner L. P. HolmesOver the years, rancher Luke Lilavelt built his Window Sash brand from a podunk operation into a full-fledged cattle empire. But he didn’t do it through hard work. He added to his holdings through bloody methods only marginally within the law. And most of those methods were carried out by Dave Wall, Lilavelt’s troubleshooter. The work hurt Wall’s reputation considerably. But Wall knew it wouldn’t hurt as much as Lilavelt revealing the secrets he’s holding about his brother-in-law’s checkered past. So Wall keeps doing the miserly coward’s dirty work. But when he’s finally had enough and refuses to be Lilavelt’s strongarm any longer, Lilavelt makes good on his threat to reveal the secrets, forcing Wall to find a way to stop Lilavelt’s plans, or see his brother-in-law end up in prison—or worse.
Dead Man's Hand (Diamondback #5)
by Guy BrewerAfter defending a woman's honor, Dex's friend ends up behind bars. And Dex must play all his cards close to the vest to save his friend-when the stakes are raised to life or death.
Game of Chance (Diamondback #4)
by Guy BrewerDex Yancey would do anything for three thousand dollars--even pose as a hitman. But pulling the trigger is another story. Especially when the intended victim is a rich beauty with plans of her own for Dex. And she's bartering with something more precious than gold.
Made in Spades (Diamondback #6)
by Guy BrewerDex Yancey introduces a British gentleman to some Southern hospitality-con man style...
Raking in Revenge (Diamondback #3)
by Guy BrewerHe's as smooth as a snake--and twice as slippery. He's Dex Yancey, the con man's con man. <P> In this, the third book in the thrilling Diamondback series, Dex comes face-to-face with the killing lowlife who call themselves the Ku Klux Klan. This time, the white-sheeted devils have crossed the wrong man...
Texas Two-Timing (Diamondback #2)
by Guy BrewerWith a little ingenuity, Dex is happy to fleece some Texans in a horse race, but when they accuse him of cheating, he is offended and gunning for revenge
A Good Man: A Novel
by Guy VanderhaegheA Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year: “Part Western, part historical epic, part romantic melodrama and part crime novel” (Montreal Gazette). Son of a Canadian lumber baron, Wesley Case is a former soldier who sets out into the untamed borderlands between Canada and the United States to escape a dark secret from his past. He settles in Montana, where he hopes to buy a cattle ranch, and where he begins work as a liaison between the American and Canadian militaries in an effort to contain the Native Americans’ unresolved anger in the wake of the Civil War. Amidst the brutal violence that erupts between the Sioux warriors and US forces, Case’s plan for a quiet ranch life is further compromised by an unexpected dilemma: he falls in love with the beautiful, outspoken, and recently widowed Ada Tarr. It’s a budding romance that soon inflames the jealousy of Ada’s quiet and deeply disturbed admirer—a tension that will explode just as the American government unleashes its final assault on the Indians. Following The Englishman’s Boy and The Last Crossing, this is part of the acclaimed trilogy by an author who “is often compared to Larry McMurtry, and rightfully so” (Booklist). “A love story, a thriller, a Conradian meditation on courage and manhood, and a thoughtful examination of the origins of Canada’s tangled relationship with its big southern neighbor . . . An epic that matches its grand ambitions.” —Winnipeg Free Press “One of North America’s best writers.” —Annie Proulx, New York Times–bestselling author of Barkskins
Ride On
by Gwen ColeIn the near post-apocalyptic future, the skies are always gray and people are constantly searching for the sun. For teenage outlaw Seph, it’s the only world he’s ever known. With his horse, his favorite pistol, and his knowledge for survival passed down from his dead father, Seph knows it’s safer to be alone. But after a run-in with a local gang that call themselves the Lawmen, and having been wrongly accused of murder, Seph teams up with Avery-a determined girl whose twin brother has been taken by the same gang. After living in a small, rundown town her whole life, Avery knows nothing of the Wild-the lands controlled by nobody where travel is risky. With Seph’s help, they track down her brother but quickly find the tables have turned and they are now the ones being hunted. With rumors of mysterious dangers to the south and a safe sanctuary to the west, they’ve only got one option, but getting there won’t be easy with the Lawmen on their trail. The only thing that matters in the Wild is how fast your trigger hand is, but Seph doesn’t know if his will be fast enough to save them all.
Dakota (The Lola Wicks Mysteries)
by Gwen Florio&“The writing is top-notch, and the action builds at just the right pace . . . [Amateur sleuth] Lola Wicks is going to be around for a long, long time.&” —Kirkus Reviews For a foreign correspondent used to the high stakes of war zones in Afghanistan, Lola Wicks is getting restless working the local news beat in the small town of Magpie, Montana. So when Judith Calf Looking, a Blackfeet woman who has been missing for months, is found frozen in a snowbank, Lola&’s journalist instincts go on alert. The sheriff, otherwise known as the romantic reason Lola is still in Magpie, believes Judith froze while hitchhiking back to the reservation. But when Lola learns that Judith had been working as a stripper in a small North Dakota oil town, and that several Blackfeet women have gone missing over the past year, she sets out in search of answers. What she finds is a world full of tough men and corrupt cops, where women are treated poorly and no one cares. For the first time in a long time, Lola may be in over her head. Not that a little danger has ever stopped her. . . . Praise for the Lola Wick mysteries &“A gutsy series.&” —The New York Times &“Outstanding . . . Believable action complements razor-sharp observations of people and scenery.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Montana &“A gut-wrenching mystery/thriller that explores prejudice and the incredible stress on soldiers in a seemingly unending war with no clear goals.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Disgraced &“Gwen Florio weaves a compelling tapestry that combines family saga, social consciousness and human frailty.&” —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author on Disgraced
Disgraced (The Lola Wicks Mysteries)
by Gwen Florio&“A gut-wrenching mystery/thriller that explores prejudice and the incredible stress on soldiers in a seemingly unending war with no clear goals.&” —Kirkus Reviews It was supposed to be a relaxing trip to Yellowstone for Lola Wicks. Some down time for Lola and her daughter, and a chance for Lola to consider whether she should marry the little girl&’s father, the sheriff of the small Montana town where Lola never imagined she&’d stay so long, much less settle down. Only nothing is ever easy for Lola. Especially when a Wyoming soldier returning from Afghanistan commits suicide, two other soldiers start a near-fatal fight, and a woman is terrorized. The events strike close to home for the former foreign correspondent. Lola&’s spent enough time in Afghanistan to know the toll it can take on a soldier&’s mind. She also knows that something happened back in the war zone—and that something has followed these soldiers home. Determined to get the story, Lola starts investigating. But soon it becomes clear that finding the truth might keep her from getting herself and her daughter out of Wyoming alive. &“Gwen Florio weaves a compelling tapestry that combines family saga, social consciousness and human frailty.&” —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author of the Longmire seriesPraise for the Lola Wicks mysteries &“A gutsy series.&” —The New York Times &“Outstanding . . . Believable action complements razor-sharp observations of people and scenery.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Montana &“The writing is top-notch, and the action builds at just the right pace . . . Lola Wicks is going to be around for a long, long time.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Dakota
Montana (The Lola Wicks Mysteries)
by Gwen Florio&“Outstanding . . . Believable action complements razor-sharp observations of people and scenery.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Foreign correspondent Lola Wicks feels at home in the war zones of Afghanistan—so when her editor reassigns her from Kabul to a suburban stateside beat, she&’s a fish out of water. To blow off some steam, Lola heads to Montana for some downtime at a friend&’s cabin. But when she arrives, she discovers her friend has been shot dead in the hills outside her home. The murder is downright chilling—enough to make Lola want to hightail it back to Kabul. But as the first person on the scene, she&’s forced to stick around. Lola figures the only way to get out of dodge quickly is to solve the crime herself. But she&’s unsettled by the strangeness of the small mountain town, which is only magnified by the tensions between the locals and the people of the nearby Blackfeet Nation. Soon Lola&’s doing things she never imagined, like leaning on her new friendship with a fellow reporter—and getting up close and personal with the local sheriff. The more she&’s drawn deeper into the crime, the more connected she feels to this small community under the big sky—a bond which raises the stakes on just about everything. &“Crammed with atmosphere and intriguing characters . . . A satisfying, hair-raising ride.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“A gutsy series.&” —The New York Times